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How to get fromLudington to Mount Rushmoreby car, plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Ludington to Mount Rushmore by car, plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, or train

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  1. Drive to Traverse City, fly, taxi

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    1. Drive from Ludington to Traverse-City-Airport-TVCcar car
    2. Fly from Traverse City (TVC) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane TVC - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    8h
    $176–538

  2. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Manitowoc, WI to Green Bay, WI - Transitbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Green Bay Transit Center to Minneapolis Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    25h 36m
    $346–604

  3. Drive 1,142.5 mi

    1. Drive from Ludington to Mount Rushmorecar car 1,142.5 mi
    19h 37m
    $209–302

  4. Car ferry, bus to Green Bay, fly, taxi

    1. Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Manitowoc, WI to Green Bay, WI - Transitbus bus
    3. Fly from Green Bay (GRB) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane GRB - RAP
    4. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    11h 11m
    $291–774

  5. Taxi to Muskegon, fly, taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Muskegon (MKG)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MKG - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    6h 43m
    $277–615

  6. Taxi to Manistee County-Blacker Airport, fly, taxi

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane MBL - RAP
    3. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    8h 12m
    $226–607

  7. Taxi, bus to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Ludington to Reed Citytaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Reed City to Grand Rapidsbus bus
    3. Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Rapid City (RAP)plane plane GRR - RAP
    4. Take the taxi from Rapid-City-Airport-RAP to Mount Rushmoretaxi taxi
    10h 51m
    $314–805

  8. Car ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoccarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Manitowoc, WI to Milwaukeebus bus
    3. Take the train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain train
    4. Take the bus from Minneapolis to Rapid Citybus bus
    26h 47m
    $409–753

Traverse City (TVC) to Rapid City (RAP) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration6h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket$87Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Ludington to Mount Rushmore.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 984.2 mi
  • Duration: 8h

What companies run services between Ludington, MI, USA and Mount Rushmore, SD, USA?

There is no direct connection from Ludington to Mount Rushmore. However, you can drive to Traverse-City-Airport-TVC airport, fly to Rapid City (RAP), then take the taxi to Mount Rushmore. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Ludington to Mount Rushmore via Manitowoc, Manitowoc, WI, Green Bay Transit Center, Minneapolis, and Rapid City in around 25h 36m.

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